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===Introduction=== | ===Introduction=== | ||
[[Year::2016 | [[Year::2016| ]]There are many beautiful story books in the world for small children. But there are very few that in a simple, joyful and beautiful manner invite children to understand and feel that there is no end to the journey of self discovery and the discovery of the world; and that when one truly and sincerely aspires for something the Universe helps us realize and manifest it. | ||
The purpose of the project was to create such a book for small children that they may enjoy and get inspired by. | The purpose of the project was to create such a book for small children that they may enjoy and get inspired by. | ||
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I | I work with small children of kindergarten age group since over fifteen years. I often make up my own stories for them. Most of them get lost in time as I don’t have a habit of writing them down. For some reason I had a strong urge to illustrate this story, so after working on it for almost 2 years the book was finally released on 2nd April 2016. | ||
===Outcomes=== | ===Outcomes=== | ||
A beautiful story book was created, and for the occasion of the book release the children of [[Nandanam | A beautiful story book was created, and for the occasion of the book release the children of [[Nandanam Kindergarten]] presented a puppet show of the story to all those invited for the occasion. With some help from the facilitators they set up the whole puppet show and did all related craft work themselves. They enjoyed it immensely and were very happy with the outcome. Every child in Nandanam knows the story now, they have explored the pictures and enjoyed the book in all its detail. | ||
The book is selling very well so it means that the response is good. The feedback received by children, parents, teachers and other members of the community is very positive. A copy of the book has been given to all the schools in Auroville, Auroville Library and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram school in Pondicherry. | The book is selling very well so it means that the response is good. The feedback received by children, parents, teachers and other members of the community is very positive. A copy of the book has been given to all the schools in Auroville, Auroville Library and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram school in Pondicherry. | ||
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Introduction
There are many beautiful story books in the world for small children. But there are very few that in a simple, joyful and beautiful manner invite children to understand and feel that there is no end to the journey of self discovery and the discovery of the world; and that when one truly and sincerely aspires for something the Universe helps us realize and manifest it.
The purpose of the project was to create such a book for small children that they may enjoy and get inspired by.
Description of project
I work with small children of kindergarten age group since over fifteen years. I often make up my own stories for them. Most of them get lost in time as I don’t have a habit of writing them down. For some reason I had a strong urge to illustrate this story, so after working on it for almost 2 years the book was finally released on 2nd April 2016.
Outcomes
A beautiful story book was created, and for the occasion of the book release the children of Nandanam Kindergarten presented a puppet show of the story to all those invited for the occasion. With some help from the facilitators they set up the whole puppet show and did all related craft work themselves. They enjoyed it immensely and were very happy with the outcome. Every child in Nandanam knows the story now, they have explored the pictures and enjoyed the book in all its detail.
The book is selling very well so it means that the response is good. The feedback received by children, parents, teachers and other members of the community is very positive. A copy of the book has been given to all the schools in Auroville, Auroville Library and the Sri Aurobindo Ashram school in Pondicherry.
It was a great pleasure for me to create this book and I learnt a lot from it, improving both my artistic and writing skills.
Reflections
The most meaningful thing for me about this project is to see the way they children receive the book. So many of them came and still come to talk to me about it and share their observations. I can see that they have really got the spirit of the book. Similarly, as adults approach me to congratulate me for the book, I see the child in them smiling through their eyes.
Conclusion
I am neither a professional writer nor an illustrator. As I love working with children I only aspire to create beautiful things for their growth and learning. I am grateful to SAIIER for creating a platform for such research and publications. I would like to go deeper in this exploration and based on the direct inspiration received from the children, perhaps come up with other books in the near future.
